Technology
Who won an Olympic clash in court?
A wrangle over the right to run online video played out in court recently, while the Olympic Games played out in Rio. Has the outcome settled the question of who can show what without breaking the… Video, Audio
Kicking against complacency
A former editor warns the weakening of the news media threatens our right to know - a right we tend to take for granted. How should the media respond? Video, Audio
This Way Up for 20 August 2016
Epilepsy assistance dogs, Tinder shakes up India's dating scene, and how painting 'scary' fake eyes on cows' bottoms in Africa is good news for lions! Audio
Vincent Covello: risk, crisis and communication
Kim Hill talks to Dr Vincent Covello, founder and director of the Center for Risk Communication in New York, who has worked as a researcher, teacher and consultant advising over 500 government… Audio
Josh Davis: prosopagnosia and super-recognisers
Kim Hill talks to Dr Josh Davis, Reader for Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Counselling at the University of Greenwich. He has published research on human face recognition… Audio
Queenstown drone forces plane to divert
An incident where a plane in Queenstown had to change course to avoid hitting a drone was extremely dangerous, the Civil Aviation Authority says.
New technology with Robbie Allan
Robbie Allan on the use of technology at the Olympics. Audio
Rabble: coder, activist and a little bit of an anarchist
Technology creates possibility and it should be doing more than making a few people rich, says Evan Henshaw Plath, also known as Rabble. Audio
Businesses pay to lure Pokemon Go fans
Luring in "zombie" hordes of Pokemon hunters has paid off for the New Brighton weekend market in Christchurch
NZ court orders Mega personal data to be handed over
A court ruling has cleared the way for the release of sensitive users' information from cloud storage website Mega to the Kazakhstan government.
NZ orders Mega to give personal data to Kazakhstan
The High Court has ruled cloud storage website Mega must hand over a slew of sensitive users' information to the Kazakhstan government.
Public sector IT with Silicon Valley flair
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Eric Hysen, the head of U.S. Digital Service at the Department of Homeland Security about his organisation's efforts to streamline and improve government IT projects. Audio
Drone Racing
A New Zealand team is heading to the World Drone Racing Championships taking place in Hawaii in October, and the sport seems poised to hit the big time, with ESPN broadcasting live coverage of the US… Audio, Gallery
Tech news: Future drones
Peter Griffin with tech news. How Facebook wants to use a solar-powered drone to provide free internet access to Africa, and could delivery drones really bring goods to our homes one day? Audio
Saving lives with drones
Keller Rinaudo of Zipline is using drones to save lives. Its fixed-wing drones are delivering critical medical supplies and blood into remote parts of Rwanda. Audio
Stuart Firestein: ignorance, failure, and how we smell
Kim Hill talks to neuroscientist Dr Stuart Firestein, Chair of Columbia University's Department of Biological Sciences, whose lab studies the vertebrate olfactory system, seeking answers to the… Audio
'Milk on a disc'
Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows. Audio
Sky defends its decision to take Fairfax to court
Fairfax is using more footage of the Olympics than it is entitled to use and that's why Sky is taking the media company to court, Sky's Director of Communications Kirsty Way says. Video, Audio
Trying to revive fading towns
The benefits of staying put instead of moving for jobs or houses Audio
